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Excel Formula Helper

Describe what you need in plain English — get a formula you can paste, with every part explained.

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  • Results kept for 30 days

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You know what you want the spreadsheet to do — "add up the orders over $100" — but not how to say it in a formula. Describe it in your own words and get a formula you can paste straight into your sheet: written against your actual columns, with every part explained in plain language so you can adjust it yourself next time.

How it works

  1. Describe what you need in a sentence or two, as if you were telling a colleague.
  2. Optionally paste your header row (like A:Date B:Sales C:Amount) so the formula matches your real columns.
  3. Pick your spreadsheet software: Excel, Google Sheets or WPS.
  4. Paste the formula where the walkthrough tells you and fill it down.

What you get

  • A formula built for your sheet, not a stranger's — column letters and ranges follow the headers you paste.
  • Every part explained, in the order the formula reads: what each function, range and condition is doing.
  • Paste instructions, including where the formula goes and how the result should be formatted.
  • Honest assumptions: when a detail wasn't specified, you're told what was guessed instead of finding out the hard way.

Tips

Longer isn't better — say what to calculate, which column it comes from and any condition, like "total column C where column B is over 100". If a result looks off, read the assumptions first; they usually name the one thing worth adjusting. And test any formula on a copy of your sheet before you rely on it.

Questions

Is it free to try?

Yes. You can run it once without an account. After that, sign in to get free credits — each run costs 15 credits.

Which spreadsheet programs does it support?

Excel, Google Sheets and WPS. Pick yours and the formula follows its syntax — including the cases where newer Excel-only functions won't work in WPS, where you get a compatible alternative instead.

Search engines already answer formula questions. Why this?

Search results show you someone else's answer to someone else's question — you still have to translate it to your columns and fix it when a reference breaks. Here you describe your problem, optionally paste your header row, and get the formula written against your sheet.

Can it write macros or scripts?

No. It builds cell formulas only — no VBA, no Apps Script. That's also what keeps the result checkable: everything is visible in the formula itself, and the walkthrough shows what each part does.

How accurate are the formulas?

They're AI-generated, so treat them as a first draft — the result page always reminds you to test on a copy of your sheet or in a new column. That's also why the formula comes with a part-by-part walkthrough: you can see what it does before you trust it.

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